PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ian Laperierre (ranked 783 p4p, 1221 weight class) and Shin Shin Crayola (ranked 107 p4p, 148 weight class). Laperierre comes to the cage accompanied by Tha Shiznit. Crayola is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Chika Dance. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Laperierre
vs
Crayola

177 cm
28
145
15 - 5 - 0

169 cm
32
150
17 - 10 - 3

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ian Laperierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shin Shin Crayola !
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crayola tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laperierre appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Crayola scores with a jab to the head.
A good leg kick by Crayola .
Laperierre takes one to the chin there.
Laperierre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laperierre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crayola throws out the jab.
Laperierre has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Alpha Midget in the buildup to the fight.

Crayola shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Crayola was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Laperierre is trying to get back to half guard.
Laperierre wants to control but Crayola postures up.
Crayola in side control lands a decent elbow.
Laperierre avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Crayola .
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crayola lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laperierre can't do much from the bottom here.

Crayola tries for a kimura but Laperierre is defending well.
Laperierre is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Crayola scoring with punches from side control.
Laperierre manages to get back to half guard.

Laperierre actively working from the bottom here.
Crayola seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Crayola lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Laperierre actively working from the bottom here.
Crayola drops an elbow to the side of Laperierre's head.
Laperierre gets back to full guard.
Laperierre preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crayola lands a couple of elbows.
Crayola lands a couple of elbows.
Crayola landing with the ground and pound.

Laperierre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Crayola is aware though and is defending well.
Crayola distracts Laperierre with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Crayola not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Crayola trying to control the position from guard on top but Laperierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre is trying to keep Crayola in close.
Crayola throwing strikes but missing.
Crayola lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laperierre is trying to control the position but Crayola postures up.
Crayola is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Crayola trying to control but Laperierre is working from the bottom.

Laperierre is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Crayola stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Laperierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Laperierre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Crayola can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Laperierre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Crayola defends well.
Crayola chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Crayola 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Laperierre is looking for a triangle but Crayola pushes his legs off easily.

Laperierre looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Crayola passes into side control.
Laperierre taking a bit of punishment here - Crayola scoring with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shin Shin Crayola dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Laperierre ducks under a wild hook from Crayola .
Laperierre fires out a quick counter leg kick but Crayola just manages to avoid it.
Ian Laperierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crayola lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Laperierre backs up against the cage.
Laperierre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laperierre tries to counter with a takedown but Crayola is quick to defend against it.
Laperierre avoids the body shot from Crayola .
Crayola throws a poor cross that misses
and Laperierre counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Crayola misses with a right hand

and Laperierre counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Laperierre.
Crayola is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Laperierre is trying to control but can't.
Laperierre is refusing to be controlled, as Crayola sits in half guard.
Crayola looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laperierre holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

Crayola is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laperierre tries to get to full guard but Crayola has control of the leg.
Laperierre trying to control from the bottom.
Laperierre won't allow Crayola to pass to mount.
Crayola is looking to take a break and control but Laperierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Laperierre is looking to control Crayola 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Laperierre avoid being mounted?
Crayola tries to pass to full mount but Laperierre defends it.
Laperierre has hold of Crayola 's hands but Crayola slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Laperierre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Crayola pulls his head out easily.
Laperierre slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Laperierre being controlled here, momentarily.
Crayola postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Laperierre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Crayola lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Laperierre has his foot on Crayola 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Crayola works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crayola postures up and lands a big shot to Laperierre's brow.

Laperierre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Crayola doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Crayola manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Laperierre has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Crayola is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Laperierre.

Crayola is trying to get an arm triangle but Laperierre is defending well.
Crayola in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre can't do much from the bottom here.

Crayola working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Laperierre takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Crayola landing a few strikes.
Laperierre is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laperierre is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shin Shin Crayola showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Crayola misses with a looping right.
A low kick from Crayola misses
and Laperierre counters with an outside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Crayola . Those never looked like landing.
Crayola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laperierre.
Crayola misses with a looping left.
Laperierre feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Crayola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crayola misses with a body shot.

Crayola decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crayola seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Laperierre wants to control but Crayola is keeping busy.
Crayola scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Crayola looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Laperierre with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crayola is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Shin Shin Crayola has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crayola drops an elbow to the side of Laperierre's head.
Laperierre trying to control here.
Laperierre tries to roll over but Crayola keeps him under control.
Crayola working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Laperierre is refusing to be controlled, as Crayola sits in half guard.
Crayola working the head and body with strikes.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Crayola takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Laperierre actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laperierre tries to get to full guard but Crayola has control of the leg.
Crayola seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Laperierre does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Crayola drops an elbow to the side of Laperierre's head.
Laperierre is trying to maintain the position but Crayola is very close to passing his half guard.
Laperierre is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Crayola scores with a couple of nice shots.
Laperierre is trying to maintain the position but Crayola is very close to passing his half guard.

Laperierre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Crayola wants to pass to mount but Laperierre is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crayola seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Laperierre does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Crayola is looking to advance position but Laperierre won't allow it.

Laperierre actively working from the bottom here.
Crayola scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Crayola there.
Laperierre preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Crayola wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laperierre keeps working.
Crayola uses his free foot to push down on Laperierre's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Laperierre.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crayola looking to control but Laperierre is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Laperierre wants to control but Crayola is having none of it.
Crayola working the ground and pound effectively.
Crayola lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Laperierre hang on?
Crayola wants to control the pace but Laperierre is squirming around nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crayola is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Shin Shin Crayola is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Laperierre tries to buck Crayola off but he can't manage it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shin Shin Crayola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Crayola has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 26:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shin Shin Crayola !
During a confident post fight interview, Shin Shin Crayola thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.